HF 3353

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; prohibiting certain payments in annexations;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 414.036.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 414.036, is amended to read:

414.036 CITY REIMBURSEMENT TO TOWN TO ANNEX TAXABLE
PROPERTY.

deleted text begin Unless otherwise agreed to by the annexing municipality and the affected town, deleted text end
When an order or other approval under this chapter annexes part of a town to a
municipality, the order or other approval must provide a reimbursement from the
municipality to the town for all or part of the taxable property annexed as part of the
order. The reimbursement shall be completed in substantially equal payments over not
less than two nor more than eight years from the time of annexation. The municipality
must reimburse the township for all special assessments assigned by the township to the
annexed property, and any portion of debt incurred by the town prior to the annexation
and attributable to the property to be annexed but for which no special assessments are
outstanding, in substantially equal payments over a period of not less than two or no more
than eight years. new text begin No other payments or consideration may be made by a municipality to
the township.
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